October 2nd (1979) was a Tuesday. It's the 275th day of the year (276th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 90 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 2nd October, 1979
» Pope John Paul II denounces all forms of concentration camps and torture while speaking at the U.N. in New York City.
Famous Birthdays on October 2 in 1979
» Primož Brezec, Slovenian basketball player
» Francisco Fonseca, Mexican footballer
» Maja Ivarsson, Swedish singer-songwriter (The Sounds)
October 2nd Holidays in History
» Batik Day (Indonesia)
» Christian feast day:
» Feast of the Guardian Angels
» Leodegar
» October 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Gandhi Jayanti (India)
» International Day of Non-Violence (International observance or International)
» Independence Day (Guinea), celebrates the independence of Guinea from France in 1958